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“Enema of the State song is kind of like a tattoo, like a moment in time, but it aged well. It's not like one that you're looking at like, "Aw, God, I gotta get that s**t removed." It's something we're proud of.”

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Travis Barker

Travis Barker, born on November 14, 1975, is a renowned musician from California, USA. Known for his unique drumming skills and fashionable image, he is a key member of the rock band Blink-182. Barker's musical career began in his teenage years, and he quickly gained prominence in the punk rock scene. In addition to his music career, Barker has ventured into fashion, television, and writing, among other fields. more

“Then when we did the untitled record, we just didn't feel like putting joke stuff on it, so we didn't. It wasn't really a deliberation or a real introspective thing like, "Are we going to joke on this one, are we not going to joke on this one?" We just didn't feel like it on the untitled one, so we didn't.”

Real Jokes Introspective

Author:Mark Hoppus

“We worked very hard on that untitled record to do something different and that we were proud of and to try a bunch of different ideas. It was like this gigantic musical laboratory that we were going to every day. I love that record, I think that's one of the high watermarks of us as a band.”

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Author:Mark Hoppus

“I think when people are jumping on top of each other's ideas, it elevates it a lot more than me going into the studio and working on something all by myself for a while.”

People Thinking

Author:Mark Hoppus

“There was a great push and pull of what Blink-128 should sound like all the time. Travis Barker comes from a different background than I do, and Tom DeLonge comes from a different background than either of us in terms of what we write and what we think a song should be. Tom pushes me out of a box that I put myself in.”

Thinking Writing Different Song Term

Author:Mark Hoppus